Moving on up . . . to the East side?

Well, now I know where all the hipsters are. But, knocking on hipsters is really no fun. Though I wonder what this group would have been before there was such a thing as hipster? Perhaps they were always that way, and now we are all being trendy by naming them thusly?

I took myself down to east 6th to experience a little more of Austin.

I don't know, but there were a lot of mustaches, side burns, and corduroy shorts. It was really fun! Emily and crew were my guides. We started off at Shangri-la, it is a cool bar that hosts sock hops on Sundays. The jukebox was awesome, as per usual. The bartenders were very nice and the martinis were very dirty. Some crazy Rob Zombie movie was playing on the television, but I had to give up. Too creepy.

Then it was off to Liberty, and Liberty is great because it has this awesome Thai food stand outback. I am told it is now very famous because Anthony Bourdain visited the place when he was in Austin. Good for him. The food is unbelievable! So yummy. Sticky buns with fried chicken thigh and a spicy mayo sauce with cilantro and mint. Damn, now I am hungry again. The bar itself was so so, but they have a massive back patio area with amazing fans and cold beer, in Austin that is sufficient to make a place great.

Oh, and while on the way to Liberty we came across a 30-piece band playing gypsy music and marching down the street. The name of the band was . . . I forgot, shoot. But they play around Austin a lot and it was really cool to see them just wandering down East 6th. I have a video and will post it soon.

After Liberty we started to wear down because we are old and it is hot. We ended the night at Brixton in Austin, this bar will forever be in my heart because they serve Quilmes beer. It is this lovely brew from Argentina that Holly, Matt and I were very fond of. I am sure I can find the picture of a liter-sized bottle sitting on a counter in our hotel room with a random picture of Holly tearing it up on the slopes. It was a great "worlds collide" moment.

It was also a great night out with friends!